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In Jammu & Kashmir, a fresh cease fire violation by Pakistan Army has been reported in Uri sector of North Kashmir's Baramulla district this morning. Security sources told AIR that Pakistani side resorted to unprovoked firing in Churanda area at Tika post in Uri Sector.

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO has declared 8(point)55 per cent interest rate for 2017-18 for its about 5 crore members. This was decided during the meeting of Central Board of Trustees of EPFO in New Delhi.

In Jammu & Kashmir, a gunfight raged in Hajin area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir early this morning. Security sources told AIR that on the basis of specific information the joint cordon and search operation was launched by CRPF, Army and Special Operations Group of J&K Police in Paribal area of Hajin.

The Centre has announced a special package of 925 crore rupees for strengthening the power transmission and distribution system in Arunachal Pradesh. Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh made the announcement yesterday while chairing a review meeting of the power sector with senior officers of the state government in Itanagar.

In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Electoral Officer of the state T Venkatesh will be visiting Gorakhpur today to review the bye-poll preparedness for Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat. During his stay he will also meet with representatives of political parties.

In Maldives, Prosecutor General has reportedly termed the extension of emergency as unconstitutional, even s countrys Supreme Court ruled to temporarily maintain the State of Emergency. Opposition MP Ahmed Mahloof said the Prosecutor General has said that she believed the vote was unconstitutional and as a result, the state of emergency is also unconstitutional.

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it will start the supply of Euro-VI petrol and diesel in all the retail outlets of Delhi from 1st of April this year, considering the serious pollution levels in National Capital region and adjoining areas. Bharat Stage (BS)-VI emission standard was scheduled to come into force from April 1, 2020 across the country.

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the Unity Government between his party and Presidents party will continue. Making a statement in Parliament yesterday, Prime Minister said the government will continue as per the motion passed in Parliament and there is no need to quit it.

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has decided not to stop any coronary stent manufacturer from withdrawing products from the Indian market. However, the authority said, companies will have to follow mandatory requirement of informing it six months prior to the intended date of discontinuation besides other formalities.

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO has declared 8(point)55 per cent interest rate for 2017-18 for its about 5 crore members. This was decided during the meeting of Central Board of Trustees of EPFO in New Delhi.

Several Union Ministers will attend various sessions of the UP investment summit in Lucknow today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day Summit yesterday and announced that one of the two defence industrial corridors proposed in the union budget worth rupees 20 thousand crores will be established in the Bundelkhand region of State.

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has called for snap legislative elections coinciding with a Presidential poll set for April 22. He said he will propose change in Constituent Assembly to advance the elections.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that intelligence provided by his country foiled a plot by the Islamic State group to bring down a plane from Australia. The Israeli leader told an American Jewish conference in Jerusalem, that the Israeli intelligence services thwarted the downing of an Australian plane.

In Nigeria, nearly 80 schoolgirls have been rescued by the Army after being kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram attackers, who raided their school in northeast Nigeria on Monday, a state official said. Commissioner of Education for Yobe state, Mohammed Alamin, said the exact number of girls will be confirmed today, when the school will be visited.

Union Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Uma Bharti said that the process for geo-tagging water sources in the Himalayas has been initiated and directions have been issued to identify springs in the region. She yesterday said the Centre has decided to give 27 crore rupees to Uttarakhand for the implementation of projects such as Swajal and those related to making villages open defecation free.

Flying officer Avani Chaturvedi has scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo. An Indian Air Force official said, she flew a MiG-21 bison in her first solo sortie from IAF's Jamnagar base in Gujarat on Monday.